ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
Business
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates a full-service commercial bank through its wholly owned subsidiary, providing traditional commercial banking services. It offers commercial, consumer and real estate lending; deposit products including checking, savings, money market and certificates of deposit; electronic banking (online, mobile and remote deposit), treasury and cash management, correspondent banking and related services. The company conducts business through a single reportable segment with decentralized regional decision-making supported by centralized risk, credit and back-office functions; certain subsidiaries manage loan participations and REIT elections. It serves markets across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia via full-service branches, a loan production office and digital channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and fees on loans | 829 | 788 | 699 | 500 | 386 | |
| Taxable securities | 67 | 67 | 53 | 41 | 25 | |
| Nontaxable securities | 21,000 | 31,000 | 65,000 | 137,000 | 302,000 | |
| Federal funds sold | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 29,000 | |
| Other interest and dividends | 83 | 90 | 58 | 17 | 5 | |
| Total interest income | 990 | 946 | 813 | 559 | 416 | |
| Deposits | 374 | 421 | 332 | 59 | 27 | |
| Borrowed funds | 81 | 79 | 71 | 29 | 5 | |
| Total interest expense | 455 | 499 | 402 | 88 | — | |
| Net interest income | 535 | 447 | 411 | 471 | 385 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 35 | 22 | 19 | 38 | — | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 500 | 425 | 392 | 433 | 353 | |
| Securities losses | −16 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 620,000 | |
| Bank-owned life insurance income | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
| Other operating income | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | |
| Total noninterest income | 27 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 33 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 95 | 96 | 81 | 78 | 68 | |
| Equipment and occupancy expense | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
| Third party processing and other services | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 16 | |
| Professional services | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| FDIC and other regulatory assessments | 11 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | |
| Other real estate owned expense | 155,000 | 199,000 | 47,000 | 295,000 | 868,000 | |
| Other operating expenses | 26 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 27 | |
| Total noninterest expenses | 185 | 181 | 178 | 158 | 133 | |
| Income before income taxes | 342 | 279 | 245 | 309 | 253 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 66 | 52 | 38 | 57 | 46 | |
| Net income | 277 | 227 | 207 | 252 | 208 | |
| Dividends on preferred stock | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders | 277 | 227 | 207 | 251 | 208 | |
| Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 5.06 | 4.17 | 3.8 | 4.63 | 3.83 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 5.06 | 4.16 | 3.79 | 4.61 | 3.82 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from banks | 95 | 116 | 123 | 106 | 57 | |
| Interest-bearing balances due from depository institutions | 1,027 | 2,259 | 1,907 | 708 | 4,107 | |
| Securities purchased with agreement to resell | 499 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Federal funds sold | 6 | 1 | 101 | 2 | 58 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,627 | 2,377 | — | — | — | |
| Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value | 1,069 | 1,161 | — | — | — | |
| Held-to-maturity debt securities (fair value of $616,535 and $639,496, respectively) | 660 | 715 | — | — | — | |
| Restricted equity securities | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
| Mortgage loans held for sale | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Loans | 13,697 | 12,606 | — | — | — | |
| Less allowance for credit losses | −172 | −164 | −153 | −146 | — | |
| Loans, net | 13,525 | 12,441 | — | — | — | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | |
| Accrued interest and dividends receivable | 62 | 63 | 59 | 48 | 35 | |
| Deferred tax asset, net | 50 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 38 | |
| Other real estate owned and repossessed assets | 3 | 3 | 995,000 | 248,000 | 1 | |
| Bank owned life insurance contracts | 435 | 300 | 293 | 288 | 283 | |
| Goodwill | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | |
| Other assets | 199 | 137 | 106 | 79 | 66 | |
| Total assets | 17,727 | 17,352 | 16,130 | 14,596 | 15,449 | |
| Non-interest-bearing demand | 2,684 | 2,620 | 2,643 | 3,321 | 4,800 | |
| Interest-bearing | 11,535 | 10,924 | 10,630 | 8,225 | 7,653 | |
| Total deposits | 14,219 | 13,543 | 13,274 | 11,547 | 12,453 | |
| Federal funds purchased | 1,472 | 1,994 | 1,257 | 1,619 | 1,712 | |
| Other borrowings | 35 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | |
| Accrued interest and dividends payable | 30 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 14 | |
| Other liabilities | 121 | 105 | 67 | 49 | 54 | |
| Total liabilities | 15,877 | 15,735 | 14,689 | 13,298 | 14,297 | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,000,000 authorized and undesignated at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized: 54,624,955 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025; and 54,569,427 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 238 | 236 | 233 | 230 | 226 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,614 | 1,413 | 1,255 | 1,110 | 911 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −2 | −32 | −48 | −42 | 14 | |
| Total stockholders' equity attributable to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | 1,850 | 1,616 | 1,440 | 1,297 | 1,152 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,850 | 1,617 | 1,440 | 1,298 | 1,152 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 17,727 | 17,352 | 16,130 | 14,596 | 15,449 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax expense (benefit) | 2 | −3 | −1 | −3 | −5 | |
| Depreciation | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Accretion on acquired loans | 200,000 | 186,000 | 197,000 | 157,000 | 43,000 | |
| Amortization of investments in tax credit partnerships | 38 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | |
| Net amortization (accretion) of debt securities | 123,000 | −200,000 | 49,000 | 3 | 15 | |
| Decrease (increase) in accrued interest and dividends receivable | 838,000 | −4 | −11 | −14 | 2 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Increase in accrued interest and dividends payable | 2 | 481,000 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale | 253 | 204 | 128 | 51 | 234 | |
| Originations of mortgage loans held for sale | −250 | −204 | −128 | −49 | −213 | |
| Gain on sale of mortgage loans held for sale | −5 | −5 | −3 | −2 | −7 | |
| Loss on sale of securities available for sale | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −620,000 | |
| Net (gain) loss on sale of other real estate owned and repossessed assets | −298,000 | −120,000 | 28,000 | −501,000 | 288,000 | |
| Write down of other real estate owned and repossessed assets | 0 | 74,000 | 0 | 225,000 | 845,000 | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance contracts | −11 | −7 | −8 | 7 | −7 | |
| Net change in other assets, liabilities, and other operating activities | −11 | 956,000 | −37 | −26 | −6 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 355 | 253 | 197 | 273 | 266 | |
| Purchases of debt securities available-for-sale | −485 | −1,142 | −1,002 | −76 | −417 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of debt securities available-for-sale | 443 | 904 | 746 | 116 | 177 | |
| Proceeds from sale of debt securities available-for-sale | 159 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5 | |
| Purchases of debt securities held-to-maturity | −3 | −45 | −49 | −648 | −291 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of debt securities held-to-maturity | 57 | 313 | 100 | 75 | 95 | |
| Purchases of restricted equity securities | −903,000 | −1 | −46 | −423,000 | −7 | |
| Proceeds from sale of restricted equity securities | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Investment in tax credit partnerships and SBIC | −76 | −13 | −9 | −20 | −44 | |
| Return of capital from tax credit partnerships and SBIC | 1 | 274,000 | 191,000 | 434,000 | 0 | |
| Net increase in loans | −1,122 | −963 | 16 | −2,164 | −1,072 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −6 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −9 | |
| Purchase of bank owned life insurance contracts | −125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −45,000 | |
| Proceeds from death benefit of bank owned life insurance contracts | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned and repossessed assets | 3 | 3 | 158,000 | 2 | 3 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,154 | −949 | −200 | −2,642 | −1,561 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in non-interest-bearing deposits | 65 | −23 | −678 | −1,478 | 2,011 | |
| Net increase in interest-bearing deposits | 611 | 293 | 2,405 | 572 | 466 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in federal funds purchased | −522 | 737 | −362 | 93 | 860 | |
| FHLB advances | 1 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of FHLB advances | −1 | 0 | −300 | 0 | 0 | |
| Redemption of other borrowings | −30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 610,000 | 916,000 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Taxes paid in net settlement of tax obligation upon exercise of stock options | −2 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −3 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −73 | −65 | −46 | −37 | −33 | |
| Dividends paid on preferred stock | −62,000 | −62,000 | −62,000 | −62,000 | −62,000 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 49 | 941 | 1,318 | −1,036 | 3,305 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −750 | 246 | 1,315 | −3,406 | 2,011 | |
| Interest | 453 | 499 | 393 | 83 | 31 | |
| Income taxes | 35 | 45 | 54 | 69 | 57 | |
| Other real estate acquired in settlement of loans | 3 | 6 | 933,000 | 1 | 2 | |
| Internally financed sale of other real estate owned | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Dividends on nonvested restricted stock reclassified as compensation expense | 232,000 | 218,000 | 197,000 | 133,000 | 104,000 | |
| Dividends declared but not paid | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 |